Windle Trust Kenya
wishes to recruit an officer for the position described below to serve in
Dadaab, Garissa County.
Security Officer - SO
The security officer will be responsible for ensuring security and safety of WTK personnel and resources in Dadaab.
The SO will lead
security mainstreaming to promote a positive security culture throughout the
organization.
Qualifications:
- University
degree or Diploma in relevant discipline particularly security management
studies or public administration with either Military or police training
- At least 2
years’ experience working with NGOs and/or other humanitarian
organizations
- Security
Management experience with a proven ability to develop and implement
effective and contextualized protocols and systems
- Past or present
experience in working with any of the Kenyan disciplined forces will be an
added advantage
- Demonstrated
teamwork, maturity of judgment, tolerance for hardship and leadership and
integrity of character
- Solid commitment
to helping people in the most difficult circumstances
- Ability to show
initiative, multi-task and provide a consistently high output
- Must possess a
professional and calm demeanour, and a high-level of critical thinking in
a rapidly-changing, tense security context
- Excellent
communication skills and fluent in written and spoken English
- Knowledge of
local language is an added advantage
- Mastery of
office software (MS Word, Excel, and Power Point).
Interested and
suitably qualified candidates to submit their application including detailed
CV, daytime telephone contact, current remuneration and two professional
referees to:
Human Resources
Manager,
Windle Trust
Kenya
P.O Box 40521
00100,
Nairobi
or email:
hr@windle.org , on or before Tuesday, 25th June 2013.
WTK is an equal
opportunity employer.
Please note that only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Canvassing will lead
to automatic disqualification.
No telephone calls
please
